Auburn Tigers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/17/2026

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Venue:  Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Auburn +20.5, Georgia -20.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Auburn +20.5, Georgia -20.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Auburn +20.5, Georgia -20.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Auburn Tigers:  3-2 (1-2) (12th place, SEC)

Georgia Bulldogs:  6-0 (4-0) (1st place, SEC)

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Auburn Tigers:  lost their last game on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers 24-14.

Georgia Bulldogs:  won their last game on the road against the Alabama Crimson Tide 20-17.

Auburn is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall and they have a 1-2 record in their conference games too. They are 2-1 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Tennessee 24-14. Byrum Brown was the starting QB and he completed 22/33 passes for 159 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Byrum Brown led the team in rushing yards with 107 and 1 TD. Keshaun Singleton led the receivers with 54 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Xavier Atkins led the defense in that game with 11 tackles while Da'Shawn Womack led the defense in sacks with 2. Xavier Atkins came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Georgia is entering this game with a 6-0 record overall and they have a 4-0 record in their conference games too. They are 4-0 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Alabama 20-17. Gunner Stockton was the starting QB and he completed 18/22 passes for 249 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Dwight Phillips Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 120. Jaden Reddell led the receivers with 53 receiving yards on 1 reception. Raylen Wilson led the defense in that game with 10 tackles while Chris Cole, Quintavius Johnson, and Joseph Jonah-Ajonye each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Georgia listed as a 20.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Georgia has looked great in their games this season with their 6-0 record overall and their 4-0 conference record which has them right at the top of the SEC. They have looked great on their home field too with their 4-0 home record this season. Meanwhile, Auburn has looked good in their games this season with their 3-2 record overall, but their 1-2 conference record has them right near the bottom of the SEC. They haven't been a good road team either with their 0-1 road record this year. Auburn is coming out of their bye week, but they are coming off a 24-14 road loss to Tennessee in their last one and they have had a lot more trouble against conference opponents. Their defense has looked really good in most of their games, but the offense hasn't looked great with Brown struggling to adapt to the SEC. Now they are on the road again against what might be the best team in the conference and they aren't going to put up much of a fight here. Georgia is currently ranked inside the top 5 and they have looked like one of the best teams in the nation all year. They were beating up on really bad opponents with a lot of blow out wins, but now they are going to have a ton of momentum from a 20-17 road win over Alabama in their last one. They won a big road game over one of the best teams in the SEC and their offense has been rolling all year, putting up a ton of points against some really good defenses. Georgia has seen better defenses this season, so Auburn isn't going to do much to stop this offense and Georgia's defense has also been shutting down better offenses all year. The best way to place a bet here is on Georgia to cover the spread in this game. 

Auburn Georgia Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 17, 2026 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Georgia 42 Auburn 13.

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Auburn Tigers: 23-17 ATS in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 33-22 1H ATS vs. good passing defenses - allowing 5.75 or less passing yards/att. 18-8 UNDER against FBS division opponents. 7-2 UNDER as a road underdog. 10-3 UNDER when the total is between 49.5 and 56.

Georgia Bulldogs: 3-8 ATS in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 5-11 ATS off an upset win over a conference rival as an underdog. 7-15 ATS at home after a win by 6 or less points. 32-22 UNDER at home as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 30-22 UNDER at home after 3 or more consecutive straight up wins. 

Auburn Tigers:  H. Herring (TE) Questionable - Undisclosed. E. Smith (WR) Out - Undisclosed. N. Davenport (RB) Out - Undisclosed.

Georgia Bulldogs:  I. Canion (WR) Questionable - Leg. T. Blackshear (WR) Questionable - Upper Body. D. Dowdell (RB) Out - Undisclosed.

“Man, (MacIntyre) was as efficient as you can imagine. I thought he operated well.” - Alex Golesh after his team’s loss against Tennessee in their last game. 

“I didn’t come here to lose.” - Kirby Smart after his team’s win against Alabama in their last game. 

WR Singleton, Keshaun

WR Koger, Jeremiah

WR Nimrod, Chas

TE Johnson, Jake

QB Brown, Byrum

RB Cobb, Jeremiah

WR Canion, Isiah

WR Taylor, Talyn

WR White-Helton, Sacovie

TE Luckie, Lawson

QB Stockton, Gunner

RB Frazier, Nate

Passing: Byrum Brown (1,055)

Rushing: Byrum Brown (344)

Receiving: Keshaun Singleton (322)

Touchdowns: Byrum Brown (5)

Passing: Gunner Stockton (1,298)

Rushing: Dwight Phillips Jr. (280)

Receiving: Craig Dandridge (222)

Touchdowns: Chauncey Bowens (7)

Coaches:

Auburn Tigers: Alex Golesh (1st season)

Georgia Bulldogs: Kirby Smart (11th season)